NMLP P-016718 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Time Bomb

Jonathan Kellerman · Bantam · 1990

US Bantam hardcover is the true first. Fifth Alex Delaware novel, following When the Bough Breaks (1985), Blood Test (1986), Over the Edge (1987), and Silent Partner (1989). A UK edition followed under a separate imprint, but the New York Bantam issue holds precedence.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-016718 for "Time Bomb" by Jonathan Kellerman (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-016718, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).